Wind gusts in excess of 90km/h were recorded in many parts of the west and north of the state earlier today and are expected to continue into this evening.

A severe weather warning remains in place for the entire state.

Lucky escape ... Lauris Cumming, 88, surveys the damage from her back yard. Surprisingly her 100 year old house was not damaged at Round Hill, Burnie.Source:News Corp Australia

In Victoria people in the North Central, North East, South West, Central, West and South Gippsland and East Gippsland forecast districts are warned of dangerous weather this afternoon.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns “Damaging winds around 55 to 70km/h with peak gusts of 90 to 100km/h are forecast during Tuesday about the ranges and over coastal areas of the southern districts. The strong to gale force north-westerly winds will slowly moderate from the west later in the day.”